Carparachne

Carparachne
Carparachne aureoflava, the Wheel Spider
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Section: Entelegynae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: Carparachne
Lawrence, 1962
Type species
Carparachne alba
Lawrence, 1962
Species
Diversity[1]
2 species

Carparachne is a genus of huntsman spiders found in Namibia.[1] The genus was first described by Reginald Frederick Lawrence in 1962.[1]

The Golden wheel spider, C. aureoflava, is special in using cartwheeling as a means of locomotion on a hot, sandy ground, similar to the related Cebrennus rechenbergi, which uses a flic-flac motion.

Species

According to The World Spider Catalog, Version 12.5:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Platnick, Norman I. (10 December 2011). "Fam. Sparassidae". The World Spider Catalog, Version 12.5. New York, NY, USA: American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.iz.0001. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
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